Jessica is a 30 year-old feminist writer from New York. She has a Masters degree in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University and has worked with organizations such as NARAL Pro-Choice America, Legal Momentum (formerly NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund), Planned Parenthood, the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) and Ms. magazine. She is also a co-founder of the REAL hot 100, a campaign to highlight the important work that young women are doing across the country.
Jessica is the editor of Beijing Betrayed, a global monitoring report on women's progress worldwide and a contributing author to We Don't Need Another Wave and Single State of the Union (Seal Press). Her writing has appeared in Ms. magazine, Salon, The Guardian (UK), Bitch, Alternet, The Scholar & Feminist and Guernica.
In April 2007, Jessica was named one of ELLE magazine's IntELLEgentsia.
She is the author of two books, Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters, and He's a Stud, She's a Slut...and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know.
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Recent Entries from Jessica
Recents Comments from Jessica
- Oooh Moxie, I was looking for a good Peaches vid to stick in here and I couldn't decide which one. So glad you brought her up!
(posted to What's your favorite feminist song?) - BTP, I think that it's absolutely offensive - and obviously a lot of people felt similarly. It's cool if you don't find fault with the ad, but I have to ask that you keep the "get over it"s to yourself.
(posted to Moms take down Motrin) - Crumpet, you're walking a really thin line on our comment policy. Consider this a warning.
(posted to Moms take down Motrin) - Later dude.
(posted to Helen Mirren: Please stop talking about rape) - I wish I was going to be there :( Pics please!
(posted to Reminder: Feministing/Racialicious DC Happy Hour Tonight!)
Responses to Comments from Jessica
- Moxie, I was a performance major as well, for my undergrad degree, and some of the most intelligent and politically active (and knowledgeable) people I have ever met were in Butler University's theatre department. I'm sure you didn't mean this (posted to Helen Mirren: Please stop talking about rape)
- Being "catty" (a term I just generally take issue with), isn't what Mirren said the jurors do. She said they are "sexually jealous," which implies not just that they are being spiteful, because they don't like other women and love (posted to Helen Mirren: Please stop talking about rape)
- Le Tigre's Hot Topic is on the top of my list (posted to What's your favorite feminist song?)
- ann! your everywhere i go! miss you! hilary (posted to What's your favorite feminist song?)
- I'm jumping in way late to this party, but for future lurkers, I want to say my piece. I've got big breasts. A 36 DDD, and to be perfectly honest, a day doesn't go by when I dislike them. This (posted to D Cups Open for Business)










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